Andretti shuts down Jake Dennis Formula E exit speculation

The Andretti Formula E Team has shutdown speculation that Jake Dennis could leave the outfit ahead of next season, reaffirming that he has a multi-year contract. 

Dennis signed a multi-year deal in 2023 which concludes at the end of Season 11 (August 2026), meaning the Briton will require a new contract for Season 13 and the start of the Gen4 era. 

Andretti is the only outfit Dennis has ever raced for in Formula E, having joined the American squad back in Season 7 in what was BMW's last campaign partnered with them. 

He quickly became the team's lead driver, and reached the heights of the world drivers' title in 2023 (Season 9). 

It has been a challenging period since then, with the team having faced various issues with its package, keeping Dennis out of fighting for the title across the last two seasons. 

However, he remains committed to Andretti and is eager to discover where other drivers will find themselves as the current silly season draws to a close.

Dennis understands why speculation surrounding his future sparked last month, due to the ongoing saga that is whether Antonio Felix da Costa will stick with Porsche or join Jaguar. 

RacingNews365 understands a decision is still yet to be made, with Dennis keen to focus on Andretti and watch the drama unfold over who takes the remaining seats on the grid.

"I think it's natural that there's speculation," Dennis told RacingNews365 during an interview. "I think the amount of chat I've heard not really on my side, but in just in terms of, the whole da Costa situation, and, Jaguar, Porsche, all this chat was a lot. 

"For me, it wasn't really a massive sort of interest to really move anywhere. Obviously, there's natural speculation, as always, for every driver, but I'm extremely happy with where I'm at with Andretti. 

"I've been with these guys for five years now. So yeah, it was a lot of, I guess, unnecessary chat, you would say. And yeah, there was always that multi-year deal, that we signed. So this sort of overpowered any sort of chat that was going on anyway. 

"So yeah, from my side, and I guess Andretti's side, it was pretty clear where our intentions were at. And, yeah, it's now kind of just sort of sitting back and watching what unfolds for the other guys, I'd say. 

"I have no clue, and I'm really intrigued to see where everyone's at, where everyone ends up, to be honest."

Dennis rumours 'a result of a lot of rain days in Berlin'

The speculation surrounding Dennis' immediate future started in a gloomy Berlin, with it having caught Andretti team principal Roger Griffiths by surprise. 

With Dennis on a multi-year deal, Griffiths had felt that no announcement was needed surrounding the 30-year-old's commitment to the team for next season. 

However, the rumours resulted in conversations between Griffiths, Dennis and the driver's manager, Fraser Sheader (ADD Management). 

In Griffiths' eyes, the speculation created an opportunity to ensure that everyone was still "moving in the right direction", and create a good foundation heading into the upcoming campaign.

"Honestly, I think it's a result of a lot of rainy days in Berlin and all of us sat around with not too much time on our hands and not enough to do," Griffiths told RacingNews365 during an interview, discussing the rumours.

"I've been there before at the Indy 500, if you want to create noise and rumour, wait for a rainy day at Indianapolis when we are all sat around. So I think it's a little bit of that, a lot of people were wondering what was going on. 

"We hadn't made any announcements, and honestly, we didn't feel like we needed to, because a couple of years ago, we had announced Jake was on a multi-year agreement. So, we were all sitting there thinking, 'I don't know where all this has come out of', so it was a little bit of a surprise to us. 

"But, it means that you can never be complacent. You can never take stuff for granted. It actually, in some ways, it was a bit positive, because it enabled us to have a chat with Jake and Fraser, his manager, and just make sure everybody was moving in the right direction. 

"Talked about some of the things that had happened this past season that kind of went against us, really through no fault of our own. We just got dealt some pretty bad luck on occasions, more so with Jake than Nico [Müller], it would appear. But no, it set us up, put us in a good place."